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britain we have some ohio folks too. there we go. i went to the university of wisconsin. medicine, wisconsin is communist up there. good to be with you. i won't talk about some general principles and basic challenges. message you can give to anybody but i will save time for questions where we talk about conservative policy. i tell every group i speak to you pay my salary and you can ask any question you want or yell at me. we have the first amendment so there will be time to exercise that in a few minutes. wet the walk through five challenges. it is important we understand we face the challenges we face in

this country. i would challenge any person to implement as they go about what they are doing, challenge 1 is set goals. i learned you can't get anywhere if you don't know where you are going. i don't pretend to have all the answers. i am 47 years old with four kids. one thing that i know is there are a lot of folks who meander through life without knowing what they want to do or what their goals or objectives are. if you accomplish anything of meaning or significance you have to know what it is. realize what your skills are and set goals. second challenge is more important because there are a lot of folks who set goals but few are willing to do the work necessary to achieve something of meaning or significance. the second challenge is be a disciplined person. i learned a long time ago hard work doesn't guarantee will be successful but it short improves your chances. the key word when you are

thinking about what it takes to accomplish something of real meaning or significance is the willingness to have a disciplined life style. i had a coach and teacher in high school. when i was young back in grade school i had life figured out and i knew what i was going to do. i just knew i was going to play midline becker for the pittsburgh steelers. i grew up in a 70s and could name every play on the pittsburgh steelers team. terry bradshaw, franco harris, and wanted to the middle linebacker. i am 5 foot 7 on a good day, football was not going to be my game. we had a teacher and wrestling coach, toughest teacher in the school, taught chemistry and

physics, toughest wrestling coach in ohio. he passed away a couple years ago and high school is named after him. super guy. he talked about discipline every single day. no exaggeration. every day he talked about discipline. this is chemistry. not just any class. you have to prepare the night before and come prepared to participate in class and do your homework and study. in the wrestling room it was even worse. self discipline. every day he talked about it. i got sick of hearing about it because he sounded like my dad. he had a great definition of discipline. this quote hangs in a wrestling, discipline is doing what you don't want to do when you don't want to do it. that meant doing things coach's way when you would rather do than your way. and doing things the right way

when you would rather do than the convenient way. discipline is doing things the tough way, not the easy way. is so true. think about the history of this great country. people doing things the right way, the tough way is the american way and one of the things that made us the greatest nation in history. being disciplined enough to do what you have to do to get to the goal is so important. the third challenge is the positive. you hang around negative people, they drive you crazy. negative people are always saying you can't do something. i tell people be positive. you live in america. the positive. it is the greatest country in the world. positive people get thing that and are fun to hang out with. mike it has a great line. we should be positive because we have the truth on our side. i am a conservative and i'm not

mad about it. that is the approach you want. have a positive attitude. it makes such a difference in everything we do. positive people motivate others to accomplish things of meaning and significance as well. i love the story from scripture. the old story when the israelites were camped against the philippines and the philippine giant would issue the challenge who will fight elias? the israelites response was he was so big we could never defeat him the david said he is so big i can't miss. that is the attitude that makes a difference. why can't i accomplish that? for me i was assistant wrestling coach at ohio state university. never involved in politics. state representative raise opens in 1994. never been involved with our party. i decide i was going to run for

state representative. where i am from in western ohio is you win the primary you will win the general. i went and talked to the republican party leaders in our home county, 115,000 and i talked to the party leaders and i said i am thinking of running for state representative and they said you are a nice young guy but come back in 15 years. two term county commission will clean your clock. i said really? i said thanks for the advice but we will see what happens. there's always one team that is favored but sometimes the underdog wins. we set about working hard and had a bunch of pro-life people who don't like the government taking their money and telling them what to do. all kinds of folk helped us out,

raised 17,385 -- we thought it q ran for state senate and the the screen senator who remember 2 in a state that we were running for endorsed him as well. no one gave us the chance. remember saying to my wife you are going to endorse my opponent. i will stick with you.

it was one of those days i woke up and said i hope they do. we are running against the establishment. we did the same thing. we knocked on a bunch of doors and worked our tails off and were able to win. when people tell you you can't do something don't believe them. if you are willing to work hard and have a positive attitude all kinds of good things can happen to you especially when you live in a country -- this great country we live in. the fourth thing i would say and i will take more time, embrace and defend the values that make the country special in the first place. there are certain principles that make us the greatest nation ever. never be afraid to stand up and defend them. , many of you remember the story of scott o'grady who was shot down over bosnia? amazing ordeal. you don't read about my don't

know how long ago was, he had to survive several days in the wild. he was ultimately rescued and when he was brought to safety there was a microphone because the media wanted to interview about this amazing ordeal he had been through. he was at the microphone and our happened to catch this interview and he said three things that captured in my judgment what life is all about and what america is all about. and 29-year-old member of the military in such a succinct way. he said i want to thank god. it is a miracle i am standing here today. second i want to thank my family. he said i want to thank my family because it was while i was out there that i thought

about them. i knew they were thinking and praying for me. knowing they were doing that helped motivate me to do what i had to do to make it. i want to thank my family. he said i want to thank the guys that saved me. i want to thank my fellow service men who put their lives on the line to save me. i thought about it after he finished. this guy figured it out. what life is all about. when he referenced got he was giving us the idea of faith and how central it is an a personal level. relationship with the god of the universe has lasting implications. we understand that but also on the corporate level howard central it has been to the american experience. we had this past spring our oldest boy wrestle for the badgers and was competing in the tournament which was philadelphia. between rounds we went to independence hall.

you think about what these guys did when they created this grand experiment we call america. he pictor where jefferson and adams sat and almost hear the debate when you are in their. these guys put everything on the line where liberty mattered and the document they drafted and voted on in that room are created equal with certain inalienable rights. they understood the importance of faith in this experiment we call america. face is critical. when scott o'grady referenced his family he was getting at this concept that the family is the institution that in my judgment determines the strength of the culture and our society. i think about the impact my parents have arm our life and you guys are all young and not

married with kids but one thing you learn -- my wife and i were married in college with four children. one thing we learned when the billboard blessed us with kids was when you have kids use of lee appreciate your parents more. funny how fat works. you don't realize when you are young how the sacrifice of things they're doing, i love the line mark twain had a lot of good lines, capture some important truths in a humorous way but talking about his relationship with his dad and he said what i was 10 years old my dad knew everything. when i was 20 he didn't know much of anything and now that i am 30 how much you learn in ten years. that is how it works. the mobile you get the more you appreciate your parents. that institution before the church and state there was the family. the strength of that institution is important. as a policymaker i keep in mind every decision i make or every

vote i cast, i tried to ask filtered questions. does it benefit family. if it is yes you should be for it. that will strengthen our culture and our country and it is something scott o'grady instinctively knew and said after this amazing experience and when he referenced the military a think he was getting at the word we associate with our country which is freedom. this is unique for our country. our military has always stood for freedom. most military's throughout history have stood for tyranny and oppression but not the united states of america. the united states military has always stood for freedom and liberty and not just for americans the countless number of people around the planet. scott o'grady talked about family and freedom and those other values conservatives want to make sure our country stays strong that we need to embrace

and defend and it is not easy to defend them. if you are a conservative today the press will make fun of you. i get it all the time. is the nature of the business. particularly the national press never see things the way normal folks do. you ever read cal thomas? a great writer. he had a great line when he was talking about the difference between the new york times and the way folks in western ohio might see things and had a great statement did i get up every morning and read my bible and the new york times oic what each side is up to. there's some truth to that. the national media doesn't see things the way we do and they will make fun of us when we stand up for the things that matter but just understand that. that leads to my last point and i will take your questions. be willing to take the risk. be willing to put it on the line. if you have got a goal be willing to fully commit to the

goal and do the work necessary, stay positive when it gets tough and defending the values that matter will require risk. i learned a long time ago to accomplish anything of meaning or significance first requires making full commitment and when you make a full commitment there is the risk you might fail. but you have to take it anyway. it is the nature of the way the good lord made this place. you have to be willing to take the risk and understand that is how it is. how many of you have seen chariots of fire? if you haven't watched it watch it and if you watch the long time ago what it again. great story line. five british athletes in the 1920s training and preparing to compete in the 1924 paris olympic games and you focus on two in particular.

both talented individuals. both the kind of guys you want young people to emulate. a missionary to china, both wind up being gold medals. cabarrus seen in my judgment took place prior to the olympic games. their college age athletes. both sprinters and both undefeated. the two fastest rise in europe. deep down they had to know being competitors there is a race between little and abraham who is going to win. who is the fastest? it is the nature, you have got to know. they put together the track meet in europe. this was the sporting event, the superbowl, the thing to watch. the stadium is full and sprinters line up and fire the gun. eric little first and abraham second. track meet is over, stadium is

mostly empty. harold abrahams is sitting in the stands looking at the empty track. there's a young lady beside him he would later marry and he is funding at this empty track replaying the race in his mind over and over and every time it is the same results. it is little first abrahams' second. is driving him nuts because he never lost. he is going through this exercise. the lady turns to him and asks harold, why the long face? so you lost. you won all the others. what is the big deal? there was a pause and he turned to her and said i don't run to lose. i run to win and if i can't when i am not going to run. he is going to quit. it is not worth the pain. i won't do it. it hurts too bad to lose. there was another pause and she turned back to him and said that

is the whole show. best line of the whole movie. harold, if you don't run you can't win. that is so important. if you never get off the sidelines and get in the game, never willing to get out of the shadows and get in the arena at you will never accomplish anything that matters not only for yourself but for lots of other people and the nation as well. always be willing to take the risk. it is tough. it is not easy but in the end when you accomplish things that really matter and help other people along the way during the journey it is all worth it. that is something this country have always done and we need young people who understand that and keep doing it so we will remain the greatest nation. thank you very much. [applause] >> your chance to yell at a congressman. step up and fire away.

there we go. the first guy. he asked the question every time. you should know we have people like this in congress. every time there's a mike some people go to every time. go ahead. >> my question for you is straying away from positive attitude. how to decipher between risk and being not leave? >> i see where you are headed? you want to educate yourself, take time to be sure you are

prepared. i try to talk about being disciplined and doing hard work. you got to do that before you shoot your mouth off. do your homework and be prepared. that is a prerequisite for any thing. >> i love your speech. >> good morning. do you think playing sports have a correlation between policy or leadership in terms of federal government because we see a lot of us are -- mostly involved in conservative organizations. we play sports but not something people connect. >> it is not a requirement. there are folks involved and doing a great job in public

policy who don't have an athletic background but for me it made a huge difference. the sport i am involved in we have two boys who are very active. one wrestles in college and one is a senior in high school competing at collegiate levels. for me the sport i am man is wrestling. you can pick him up and for him down. doesn't get more basic than that. i have always loved to compete. is part of america. americans love to compete. there is a book, read arthur brooks's book called the battle at the american enterprise institute. he referenced a book about how we americans -- go back to the people who started this. they left europe and sailed across a big ocean that was

nothing because they wanted to go after their golden dream. this rugged individualism is part of who we are. i found sports is a competition and organizers loved it. >> i am amanda from the university of missouri. how do we get fellow college students interested in economics and politics? >> the first paycheck is when they get real interested. i tell young people some of them had a summer job and some paid taxes. you get your paycheck and down here is what the government lets you keep and germany -- journey across the check is where government rips you off. my job as a conservative member of congress is to keep the

rip-off to a minimum because there are things government needs to spend money on. we are supposed to have national defense. certain things we are supposed to use tax dollars for but the founders understood the premise that smaller government is greater freedom. limited government needs expanded liberty and we need to keep that in mind. what happens for most people when they get the first paycheck and see how much government takes and every tax they have to pay, electric tax and whatever it is and federal tax, that is when you see -- i went to college and my major was wrestling. you are supposed to get a degree so i got one in economics. i can remember the professor's name but you are supposed to

declare a major. i majored in wrestling. i was taking a macroeconomics class. at the university of wisconsin as left wing as it gets, this professor in a big lecture hall, he tells us he's a christian and the conservative. he is the bravest guy on campus. he must have tenure to make that kind of statement. and it paid attention. i wound up majoring in economics because of this one professor in my sophomore year. >> i am from loans start college in houston, texas. nobody can give any definite but in your opinion how long do you believe it will take for us to finally get government spending under control? >> hopefully not much longer.

let me give you a couple numbers without boring you to death. $14 trillion debt, highest deficits in american history. the one that gets me is we're spending $200 billion plus on interest alone. tell me what interest rates are like? are they low or are they high? record low. they can't go any lower. they are going to go up. the spending package we are on if you assume modest increase in interest rates let's hope they don't do what they did in the 70s and 80s because that we are in big trouble. modest interest rate of $200 billion to service the debt. within ten years we will be paying more on interest than we spend on national defense. if you as a country are spending

more to service your debt and to defend your nation how you can maintain that. you can't. the window of time to fix this is closing rapidly. we can't emphasize this enough. we have to bring spending down. the one big fight we got through in washington was over the debt ceiling. i wound up voting no simply because -- [applause] -- there were good things about this to the speaker's credit. no tax increases was great. we actually did cut spending a little bit. you raise the debt ceiling and the band plays on. there were some changes in the debate which were healthy. when you think about the fact that all we did was reduce spending $21 billion this first year, the only year we have a 40 on because subsequent congresses

can't change the law but we have to do more. we are in a difficult situation. $14 trillion national debt, increase the debt ceiling by $2.4 trillion and reducing spending $21 billion next fiscal year. to put it in terms we understand we have some young person who maxes out the credit card at $14,000, goes to the bank and says i need more and the banks as we will give you $2,400 more but you have to promise as you will spend $21 billion less than you planned on spending. that is what we did. we will cut $21 billion next year. it is a step in the right direction. the magnitude of the problem is so big we have to change spending and that means all the

government will change. >> i may student at texas university. thank you for your pro life work and the impact that is making. my question is what do you think are the major steps we need to take to promote the culture of life? >> technology is our friend. you can see we are talking about human beings. the founders understood this. the guys who started this grand experiment we call america, greatest experience in freedom ever they got it right. when they talk about life, liberty and pursuit of happiness is worth repeating. it is interesting the order they placed the rights they chose to mention in the document that started it all which next descriptors the best word ever put on paper. wife, liberty and pursuit of happiness. you can't go after things with

real meaning and significance if you don't have freedom and you never have freedom if government doesn't protect the most fundamental right, your right to live. [applause] >> that is why this is a fundamental thing and one of the reasons i got interested in politics to begin with. i never intended to be in politics. i was going to be wrestling coach forever at help student-athletes get to their goals on the wrestling mat. ..

>> if you want to run for congress and you think it works out, if you're 25 year going to be 25. if you want to do that are run for school board, make a difference, that's between you and the good lord and your family. and again, one of the earlier questions, not being naïve but knowing the lay of the land, knowing the score before you go there a little bit. just depends. it just depends. like i said people told me i couldn't win. and sometimes that's like good when they tell you that. it gets you fired up. so i don't know your circumstance, situation. what i will tell you, if you've done the research, you think you can do it, don't let people tell you can't. i'm sure you've had experience with people told you can't do something and say i will show them. you set out doing work necessary and you got there. to me, that's key.

but setting goals, working hard, things can happen. thank you. >> i was wondering since, like the, will congress continue work on that and focusing on that right now or what's the next big thing you guys going to focus because, frankly, it's all commerce has been doing this year. we had the budget fight a few months ago over this year's, actually completing the work from last year's budget, then we went right into the debt ceiling fight and will come back in september and go right into finalizing the budget for next year. it's all about the money. frankly, that's appropriate if the financial situation is so bad, the fiscal situation excuse income is so bad that we have to spend our time there. so you will continue that take place to i would argue this. that we've got a lot of policy strong right now. in fact, let me step back a second and say, the world is a

dangerous and chaotic place. all you got to do is watch the evening news and all the crazy things that go on. but the world is less dangerous, less chaotic in my judgment when the united states of america leads. the world is a better place when we lead. it's tough to be, it's tough to remain the military and diplomatic leader if you're not also the economic leader. it's just the way the world work for the economic superpower tends to be the military superpower. they just go hand in hand. remained economic leader, you've got to have the right fiscal policy, the right regulatory policy, the right energy policy and the right tax policy. i would argue right now we are wrong on all the. we don't have an energy policy that uses the resources the good lord has blessed us with in this country the way we should our fiscal policy, we all know what a mess that is. our tax policy we've had the

highest corporate tax rate in the world. we've got discover syntax. i have a collie, a freshman college from green bay, wisconsin, the into his office a few times, sitting on his desk as a copy of the tax code. on his coffee table. it's there to remind him why he came to washington. is simple by tax codes. so we got the wrong policy. in the wrong regulatory policy. we regulate the heck out of small businesses. i have two friends of mine, very successful in manufacturing back home. two brothers. the one said to me, a couple of years ago, i will remember this forever, he said gym, i love being in business, i hate being an employer. and the reason i hate being an employer is all the stuff you guys make us do. government. all the things have to do when they take the risk of hiring someone am providing a job. so we could have the right kind of predatory so they don't, it's

not so difficult for them to be unemployed. those are the things we have to focus on so we can remain the economic power, celine also be the leader of the world and the world will be better and safer, and more freedom embracing place when we do that. >> i just want to thank you for coming and i would like to say touch of his positive but i want to keep staying positive when the left is constantly attacking you? you? for them or what advice would you give young women who want to get into politics? i feel like the left a tax when you're and goes after the family. like, how do you stay positive? >> again, you just focus on the fact that despite the challenge went in this country is still the greatest nation ever. focus on the fact that positive people at once the college things in life. negative are just no fun. focus on the basics. stay strong. prepare, you know, you can see some folks in politics who, when

they engage in debate with the left we can win. i think it's pretty -- again it comes back to you got to be willing to do the work necessary so you're prepared when it counts. but what happens is if you set the goals and you do the work that you need to do, when it comes time to actually get the job done you will have the confidence it takes to actually perform under pressure. basic as it -- to the work, develop confidence, confidence allies you to be and do things when you have to under pressure. there's all sorts of examples in the in the sports world. it's just those basic things you sort of instinctively know, just make sure you're doing those. >> thank you. >> my question is, the left often find out how hypocritical the right is when resting so much money on her national defense and the military budget.

so, how do you think that the right can show, that the right changes streamline that budget and cut down on the waste? >> i would disagree slightly with the premise. we, in 19 come after world war ii we're spending 38% of gdp on national defense. less than 4% of gross domestic product, i think it's not consistent with the facts. secondly, we are supposed to spend your tax dollars on national defense but there's lots of things if you look at the constitution we probably should spending as much money that wished me. by national defense is not one of them. that's what we're supposed to spend taxpayer money defend the country. particularly the federal government. i think that it's foremost responsibly, defend the homeland. now, are the areas in the pentagon budget, the defense budget where you could have some excess and trim some things

back? certainly, and we should be willing to do that. this idea that defense, the left is exactly, it should be exactly the opposite let's look at the rest of the government first and then, oh by the way, is there savings we can achieve a national defense, we should do that. that there should be the first place are looking. particularly when you think about the fact we are involved now in afghanistan, still involved in iraq, and to some degree involving libya. we've got to be real careful. >> congressman jordan, appreciate you coming. i'm from the university of arkansas. >> you have a voice for radio, to. [laughter] [applause] >> i'm an intern this summer and my question for you is, as a supporter of them i appreciate all the work he did for the. i was surprised to see some criticism come from the right.

i would like your analysis on the wall street editorial board saying it would lead to tax increases or judicial activism and trying to decide what is our tax under the name of we look at wartime, what they'll cost you, which response to that? >> they were wrong and we were right. no, i mean, look, those are valid concerns but this what you have to draft it right. we would certainly look at drafting it up properly, correctly, in a way that safeguarding some of those concerns, safeguard against some of those concerns you raise. but let's cut to the basic premise. everybody has a balanced budget requirement. every family, every small business, every township, every county, every city, every state. i mean, the only entity that doesn't have a balanced budget requirement is, oh, by the way,

the one that has that $14 trillion debt, right? this idea that we don't need it which is one of the statements the president made, really? how can you say that. the last four years has proven we definitely needed. so to me it's the one to use an overused term, it's the one real game changer when you think forward that will franklin make it different for your generation, and even younger generations. it will require the politicians to do what they never really want to do, only spend what they taken. understand the basics. everyone likes to spend money. how many like to spend money? politicians get to spend other peoples money, for goodness sake. so there's no limits put on them. they're just going to keep spending. it's just the nature. and who comes to talk to us most of the time? i remember when i was in the state senate, 33 states in his, 21 republicans win control. during state budget time, holy cow, they find outside your office and say this program is

wonderful. my program is great. the next one, finally i said to one of our staffers, went to the taxpayers come talk to us? it's always the people of their hand out. they have a vested interest in the tax code written in a way that benefits them for get money to the program. so politicians will do it in to say no. timeout, and again. we're not playing anymore this way. we will not solve it. obviously, we've seen that, and particularly the last three years. but the truth is even the party i belong to spent too much money. look back, they spent too much money. this new administration to put whole new level. i think some arguments from conservatives were well, we just can't get it done. but my argument is if you always follow the conventional wisdom, you'll never publish anything that really matters because the founders would've listened to the conventional wisdom there wouldn't be a united states of america. let's be honest. sometimes you have to say look,

we're going to fight -- i would also make the point if we can't really challenge the president now, he's got a 42% approval rating. here's our plan, short your plan. let's have a debate and see who wins. it's tough. a longshot? sure. but sometimes longshots when. when you look at a series the situation is, why not gauge the american people and a national debate over cut, cap and balance plant and his plan which either put on the table, particularly when he is a 42% approval rating. >> i'm an intern with the foundation. my question for you, you touched on a little bit earlier about how you are not in support of the boehner plan, and something i was a big fan of either. so do you think that something like that is typical of what, you know, our congress or our senate is going to come up with in the near future again, or how likely do you think a real

conservative solution? >> look, let me say this. it is divided government. i understand, i just got done talking about the plan that we are pushing, and that the speaker supported what first what the house of representatives. i understand that's tough. is a longshot to get done. i thought there was still a chance it could happen. and the speaker's proposal that he put forward again was good in that it cut spending, never happens much about this place. actually reduced spending. and kept tax increases of any type of agreement. so i appreciate the speaker's job. this guy has a tough job. he has to negotiate with harry reid, tough. so i appreciate that. i just don't the magnitude, the problem with such we need to try do something bigger. and that's why we supported the plan we did, the cut, cap and balance plant. we thought it made sense.

if you look at our plan had bipartisan support when it came out of the house. it was the only plan until the very final deal was put together that day. the other thing i would say is this. one thing i just, i'm just convinced of is, americans don't want deals. they want a solution. they are tired of washington deal. they would like an american solution. we felt like our plan had come it was the one thing with bipartisan support. it was the one plan that would prevent a downgrade. it was the one plan that would fix the problem and it was the one thing the american people supported. as evidenced by the scene in ine cnn poll. and imbalance can have a balanced budget amendment for ratification. think from just a political standpoint. if we have a balance budget and other an estate working on this try to ratify this, that's a good thing to be talking about.

that's pretty good for concerts to be talking about why it makes sense but if states are talk a balanced budget amendment to the constitution, it's a good it does when we pushed so hard for everyone. >> i'm from the university of wisconsin eau claire. you talk about having a strong relationship with god. how did you come to recognize what his plan was for you? >> i don't -- i think it's, the good lord actually causes you to be interested in things and you have certain skills or talents or whatever they may be, and you just sort of naturally focus on them for there. for me it was the sport of wrestling. i thought i would wrestle and coach forever. and then i got to a point where a couple things happened to me. i had been assistant coach for eight years. is either time to go tried and the head coach in the big ten or do something else. and i was interested in politics and i thought, you know, something about a campaign,

that's as close to wrestling match as it gets, a debate. so i just got a sort of interested. the state rep when it it opened up, i decided to do. we'll try to figure out where, what am i going to do, what are my goals, my career. you just sort of run and figured it out based on the skills you have and interest to have. that's how it worked for me. i know my wife since were in grade school, and sometime i can't believe you're in politics, i can't figure in politics. >> thank you, congressman. >> you bet. >> i am from europe, from university. you mentioned the politicians should work hard. my question is what is more important for a politician, to have the skills, education, our

government in a current affair in politics because so, i want to make sure i understand, you said what's more important, educational background or being up to speed on current events? i would think probably both, but politics is like the one trade you don't have to have any education for. i shouldn't -- [inaudible] you have to have -- [inaudible] if you can, go get 50 people in ohio to sign a petition and get 50 valid signatures, and today, what is it, 85 bucks i think for the filing fee. and then you get 50% plus one vote for you. god bless you. you are now the state rep, state

senate, whatever ratio running for. so that's the beauty of america. people get to decide. they may not care if you have a degree in finance or a degree in political science or no degree at all. what they probably do care about is are you going to fight for the things they believe in. will make a difference for the touch or their community. that's what they care about. they want i think most of the time since someone, remember, to represent democracy. they send their member of congress there to look out for their interests, and they send him or her there to make judgments on issues based on the data and the facts and having all the information they get. but they don't completely forfeit their ability to influence their member of congress. and particularly in the house of representatives because we are supposed to be a body closest to the people so that wonderful balance we have come they may want to send someone there who has no educational, advanced education. or maybe they don't.

i think more about what you believe in an alleyway and how and how you will fight for the families and taxpayers in your district. >> thank you very much. >> you bet. argues the last four? where is ron? are you guys going to kick me out whenever? i don't know how long i'm supposed to stay here. spent how many have you had? >> a bunch. i've been pretty boring i guess. [laughter] >> another politician. just what i wanted. go ahead. >> i'm ron meyer. i was wondering if there's a plan after that will cut, cap and balance, cut for point something trillion cdo things will have over 10 train dollars racked up in debt. is cut, cap and balance liquid enough to cut interest there, the debt problem in the near-term? i think that cutting fort hood

at attention, it's good but it is not fixing the problem. >> the truth is no one knows for sure, but smart people, people a lot smarter than me will say that you have to get the thing moving in the right direction. we are on this crazy path now. you got to begin to turn it, then the curve so that overtime you can actually get the balance. i would argue that's what the budget we passed in the house of representatives does. sponsored by congressman ryan. we actually offered a more conservative budget. ours got the balance in nine years. paul's balances and like 26. the lesson is that's crazy. really, 26 years about your budget? that's great. most americans would say, i talk to folks back home in the fourth this year, 26 yes, suck it up, what are you doing? so when we got -- the truth is what the president proposed, it never balances. it just spins forever. you can't do that. you have to turn it and then you've got to begin to deal with

the real cost drivers in the budget, which are you've got to save medicare and you have to change it to say that their people say we can't change medicare because the republicans, the people want to keep medicare as it is, they are going to want to end it because it can't last under the current. you have to begin to change. you have to look at those things. that's what paul's plan does. that's what our plan does. here's what's working to our advantage as well. while the numbers are bad, i give you some of the numbers are there, the good news is we are still the biggest kid on the block. we are the largest economy in the world. 14 trillion, $15 trillion economy, down a bit with reception. you hear about china and india and all the growth, we are still bigger than those guys. that helps us. while the numbers aren't good, we are still the united states of america, the biggest player in the game. and that helps us, that gives us some time. but as i said earlier, the amount of time we have to fix it

is closing. so, we've got to get after fixing it. and again, while this debt ceiling thing wasn't something i supported, it was still a step in the right direction. and we've just got to keep turning it. so if we do that, the real test will be what standard & poor's says. unit, they talk about outlook, but we've got to make sure, the real test will be the market. what we need more than anything else is economic growth. growth solves a lot of problems. you've got to grow an economy, you're creating jobs, you are going to not .4% like we did last quarter but real economic growth, that's when good thing starting up. do the right things you and get growth, then that's how you solve. we've got to get back to economic growth. >> last three and i will go quicker. >> i was just wondering what you really saw as the purpose and scope of the federal government,

you mentioned if you see legislation in favor of the family or would help the family you would vote for it, which is wonderful when you're in office. but how do we handle that sort of value legislation when perhaps someone who doesn't hold value in our? >> the number one priority is national defense. that's what the federal government should focus on. we do a lot of other things outside of that. i always ask the question and if you think there might be a little bit of waste in the federal budget? anyone? a little bit of redundancy in the federal budget, right. so americans distinctly get the fact that some people even say with exception of the military, tell me something the federal government does really, really well. there's a few things that he will. this program that been in place for a long time. we made a promise with the citizens of this country to come up with social security. that's a promise we have to keep. the idea is we have to scale it

back. and now faced with the fiscal picture that we have, everyone understands your disk you back. the one thing we are supposed to focus on is national defense, and went be careful when the left talks about that's what we want to cut first. you have to be careful on the. the last two and i'll get out of your hair. >> i just want to get your thoughts of the emergence of the tea party and its power to drive change at all levels of government. >> yeah, huge plus in politics out in my judgment. they have brought a lot of energy to the political landscape, and that is great. and, frankly, they are great patriots who understand just the basic. quit taxing them? death. they understand the basic things that good comments and. i've been very close to the tea party movement in our state, and i guess around the country. i think they are great force in

politics. they are that force that will keep republicans acting like republicans. i love this. dick armey head, dick armey had a great line. he said when the like as we win. when we act like them, we listed it idea is tea party will keep republicans like republicans. tea party's help emphasize and in somewhat selfless reacquaint ourselves as republicans with the principle that ronald reagan understood. a great thing for american politics. >> thanks. >> good morning. from the university of california, los angeles. i know that congress is spending a lot of time in the debt ceiling and the budget, but you feel the are any pages that congress should be looking at particularly for 2012 other than the budget, or anything that you particularly are passionate

about? >> we need economic growth and you did a good toward reform and you need tax reform. you need to write energy policy and you need to right fiscal policy. we need to be talking about all those. and, frankly, also it's important for comment is important for people running for president are president of the united states to be positive, things i talked about earlier, to portray this optimistic view of this great country. actually president obama did this i think some in 2008. he was viewed as this guy who is changing optimism. reagan certainly did it. i think the guy who can inspire and talk to americans in the driveway about how we can be, remain this great country i think that's important. and i hope whoever our nominee is on the republican side can capture some of that, not just, you got to cut spending, we got

to do things pujols want to talk about this bright future for the country. and i think it is. look at this room. we have all kinds of great conservatives here. young people who want to do the right thing for the country. i think it's important that our nominee do that as well, communicate that i just call it that reagan idea that is fundamental to who we are as a country. >> thank you. >> thank you all very much. [applause] >> thank you again, congressman jordan. i'm sure we all think you get a great talk. gave us things to think about. [applause] >> there will be a 10 minute break before the next speaker. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]

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up next, last night's chicago fund-raiser for president obama's 50th birthday. proceeds went to the obama victory fund 2012 a joint fund-raising committee authorized by obama for america and the democratic national committee. this is just under half an hour. [cheering]

♪ happy birthday to you ♪ ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday dear president ♪ happy birthday to you [cheering] ♪ ♪ [cheering] hello, chicago!

it is good to be here. [applause] this is a warm welcome right here. [cheering] let me first of all say thank you. one of the greatest of our time. [cheering] okay, give it up. [cheering] dj, give it up. [applause] the lovely and talented [applause]

a very determined, very brilliant, very loyal, very tough mayor of the city of chicago, rham emanuel. [applause] i don't know, i'm watching from washington but it looks like rham is doing a pretty good job. [applause] and as i can tell he has sent her to. he's come forward. what he has done is provided

extraordinary energy, extraordinary vision towards jobs and i don't know too many people who love the city of chicago more than your mayor, and i couldn't be more proud of him. [applause] we have a few more things to say. we have the governor of the great state of illinois. [applause] we've got one of the finest senators in the united states of america, dick durbin, in the house. [cheering] we have one of the greatest members of congress jan

schakowsky in the house. [cheers and applause] we've got jesse white, secretary of state. [cheers and applause] a great friend of mine, somebody elected former state senator is here. [applause] and a lot of other important people, like you, in the house. [cheers and applause]

[inaudible] [cheers and applause] i want to first of all say i couldn't have a better early birthday present than with all of you tonight. i love you back. the [cheers and applause] and i turned 50 tomorrow it seems every time i wake up i have an e-mail from aarp asking me to call president obama for medicare. [cheers and applause] when i look at this crowd - i'm

still trying to think of the grant park back in 2008. [cheers and applause] it was the culmination of the incredible journey you people have put together, the campaign that drew on the hard work and support of all of you, people across the country, men and women who believed in change, in the face of frustration and said we don't have to accept politics as usual but we can once again have a country that is living up for the f finest ideals and highest aspirations and the was a lovely night, but you remember what i told you that might? i said yes, we can but i said

this will not be easy. i said that wasn't the end of the journey that was the beginning. the economy was already hindering the then. decisions have been deferred for too long in washington are finally catching up with us. all these problems were gathering all along, and we knew the road ahead was going to be difficult. i didn't know then how steep decline was going to be. because we didn't realize -- we just found out a week ago that the economy the last few months in 2008 was even worse than we realized. the economy was contracted by 8%. it was the worst economy we had ever seen, the next quarter

before it took place same thing. we lost 8 million jobs like that haven't seen anything like it in most of our lifetimes. but here's what i knew: you did not elect me president because of those issues, but [inaudible] [cheers and applause] you elected me to make sure the economy was working on not just for those of the very top but that we had a broader base to share from the machinists on the line to the ceo in the board room. i ran because i believe our

success is defined not by gas prices or corporate prices alone but with ordinary people can find a job to support their family, what they can send their kids to college, with a can retire with dignity and respect. [cheers and applause] for a ballgame or a vacation, not to go bankrupt when they get sick. what we did was we took the first few measures that first year to save the economy from collapse, and i promise you we did what we needed to do to get the economy growing again and it has been growing. because we wanted to help families get back on their feet. [cheers and applause]

we went in and i didn't sign up to be a this ceo of an auto company by selling off and to let a million jobs especially here in the midwest to go away. we are going to intervene and help the company's request to themselves and we have not seen for the first time in a very long time all of the three automakers making a profit. [cheers and applause] and making a profit building small cars and compact cars and doing stuff a lot of americans thought couldn't be done any more. we said even if we are saving the economy, there are still issues that haven't been dealt with in a long time. but we are going to make sure we have equal pay for equal work because we don't want anybody getting paid less than anybody for doing a good job. [cheers and applause]

and we are going to make sure that in this country that we love nobody is discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation -- [cheers and applause] e and we are going to invest in clean energy because we are tired of being dependent on foreign oil. we want wind turbines and made right here in the united states of america. [cheers and applause] increase basic research to find jurors for cancer and alzheimer's and revamp the education system for every child and not just some children.

[cheers and applause] and yes, we are going to go ahead and make sure that every family in america can find affordable health care [inaudible] [cheers and applause] because they go sick and because of you we kept on driving and we got it done. [cheers and applause] it's been a long and tough year but we have made incredible strides together. yes, we have. [laughter] but the thing we all have to remember is as much good as we have done, precisely because the challenges, because we are

inheriting so many challenges that we are not even halfway there yet. this change we can believe in i didn't say tomorrow knott change we can believe and next week. we knew this was going to take time because we had a big, tough, messy democracy and that is the thing about america is contentious ideas that are out there, and we have to make lowercase coming and we knew that these challenges were not made over night and wouldn't be solved overnight. as we look forward we know we still have a lot of work to do on the economy. i hope we can avoid what we have seen over the last couple of weeks. [applause]

because we don't have time, we have too much work to do. [cheers and applause] over the next several months i hope congress is focused on with the american people are focused on making sure the economy is strong, making sure businesses are getting financed, making sure the government people are getting to and the jobs of the future, making sure that we are getting all the construction workers that get out leadoff in the housing boom and work building roads and bridges, rebuilding chicago. [cheers and applause] rebuilding detroit, rebuilding rural communities all across the country, putting people back to

work. [applause] i want to make sure that america is not just an import, but exports. i want to build electric cars in america and ship them all around the world because we've got the best technology. [cheers and applause] i want us to focus on how we can revamp buildings that are energy efficient. [applause] and we can start coming down on electricity bills and cut down on our carvin mission -- carbon emission and you don't have to pay as much of the pump. that's what the american people are looking for and we have to focus on. [applause] we have got more work to do to make sure we have a new

immigration system in this country that makes us better. we are a nation of laws and of immigrants coming and we want to welcome extraordinarily extraordinary talent to our shores and have a system that works for everybody. we have to make that happen. [cheers and applause] and, you know, a lot of the stuff which already that we have to make sure it gets implemented. we finally put the common sense rules that the banks aren't taking the kind of risks that led to the economic meltdown and consumers are protected when you get credit cards or mortgages. and frankly the congress to block us from making that progress that is why your voice has to be heard and we stand up and say we want a financial system that is there for

everybody. [cheers and applause] on the foreign policy front, the promise we would end the war in iraq and we ended combat operations and by the end of this year we will have our troops out of iraq, and i promise -- [cheers and applause] and in afghanistan we have got al qaeda on the run and are going to begin to give afghans more responsibility and also start bringing troops home because we've got a lot of work to do at home to rebuild america. [cheers and applause] our foreign policy can't just be

about war, it also has to be about peace. [cheers and applause] helping countries feed the hungry, helping country's transition to democracy. it's got to be about respecting human rights all around the world and making sure america continues to be a beacon of hope. that's part of what you elected me and this administration. [cheers and applause] and as we think about this world we understand that its strong and there's going to be more competitors. we're going to leave the kind of america behind where our children and grandchildren that we have to work and get our fiscal house in order. all the progress of sought their, you understand we can't just ignore this. we have to do something about it, but economic growth, making

a result is more competitive isn't just about cutting programs. it's also about making investments in our people, making sure we've got the best education system in the world, that we've got the best science and engineers and mathematicians in the world. [cheers and applause] making sure that we tried our diversity, making sure that we've got a social safety net. that is part of what makes us a great nation. [applause] chicago, we've got more work to do, we've got more work to do and look, let me just say this: is going to continue to be challenging every single step of the way, but we can do it. [cheers and applause]

you know, i've always amused when dependence of washington's a boy, disappointed about this and the campaign was so smooth and i'm thinking what campaign were the watching? [laughter] i mean, folks would say she can't win. [inaudible] he is supporting this or that group or that state is going to go red.

[inaudible] for all the frustrations and challenges and resistance of bringing about change, when i've got two guys behind me, when i have got the american people -- [cheers and applause] when i listen to them and i am reminded of your decency and those core values that say ibm my brother's keeper and my sister's keeper and what makes us a great nation is not the power of our military the fact we look after one another and we take responsibility -- [cheers and applause] when we are working together and joining hands black, white, hispanic, asian, when the american people come together we

say to ourselves yes we can. it doesn't matter how tough a week i had in washington because i know you've got my back. when i travel across the country i know [cheers and applause] i know america is the greatest nation on earth. and i know we will bring about the change all of us believe in. god bless you all! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪

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the first-ever u.s.-china forum where officials and business leaders representing china discuss trade and investment, environmental protection and student exchanges. this is an hour and 40 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> ladies and gentlemen, ambassador young, madame lee, governor, it is my pleasure to officially open the u.s.-china governors from. during president hu jintao's visit to the united states in january, secretary of state hillary clinton and chinese foreign minister yong signed a memorandum of understanding supporting the u.s.-china government for them. since then the national governors' association has

partnered with madame lee of the chinese people's association for friendship and foreign countries to provide a forum in which the buyers could discuss issues of mutual concern as trade and investment, educational exchanges and cooperation on energy and the environment. those efforts have culminated in to this meeting today. a truly historic meeting. an opportunity for us to hear from her one another and exchange ideas as governors. leaders tasked with finding new opportunities and developing meaningful partnerships for the future. we will hear brief presentations on each of these topics by both the u.s. and chinese gunners, then we will open the floor to discussion and now i would like to turn the program over to madame lee. >> thank you.

[speaking in native tongue] >> translator: governors from the united states and the chinese provinces, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. first of all, on behalf of the chinese people's association of friendship with foreign countries to welcome you to the first time a u.s. governors forum, u.s. nga, state department, ut government, chinese foreign ministry, ministry of commerce have worked hard for this forum and provide support. i would like to expand our heartfelt thanks to you all.

>> now if i could i would like to call up to individuals for greetings for president obama and president hu jintao. i would like to call with joe louis of the united states state department and the ambassador yong. >> on behalf of the president of the united states breedings for all of those attending the national governors' association 2011 annual meeting. the cooperative relationship between the united states and china is essential to the success of both countries in the 21st century. a closer engagement at the national level will build

strategic trust and create new opportunities for our companies and workers. forum like the nga annual meeting helps us achieve these important goals and strengthen our bilateral relationship. governors around the world share, and opportunities and challenges from job creation and people to people exchanges to the promotion of clean energy and environmental protection. working together, we can find areas of mutual cooperation that would draw the state, territory and provinces closer together and help us build a brighter and prosper as well for future generations. i congratulate the nga and the chinese people as a season worth their friendship with foreign countries on the loss of the first ever united states-china governors forum, in and wish all the best for a productive

meeting. barack obama, president of the united states. >> [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: i would be honored to convey the message of congratulations from president hu jintao to the governor's forum. the first china u.s. governors for, would like to expand my warm congratulations to both sides and best wishes to people from the various sectors of the countries who have long cared for and supported the growth of the relations and the ties our exchanges and cooperation at the sub - level are strong to the growth of china u.s. relations, china and the u.s. have sister provinces and states and 165 cities in treating that the environment, culture and other fields have been expanding and

joined in the process. all this has not only contributed to the local development and prosperity of the two countries, but also the other china u.s. relationship and confidence the success continues development of the governors for rahm will build new bridges of cooperation between the two countries at the national level and the new platform of exchange for greater understanding and friendship between the two people making the contribution to the joint efforts in the partnership based on mutual respect and benefits. i wish the forum success. [applause] >> we have much to talk about so let's go ahead and get started.

today we are going to focus on four major things, trade and investment, energy, environment and education. following our opening points, we will have a question and answer session with all of our governors. i'd like to start with trade and investment. u.s. governors and chinese provincial leaders as the chief executive officers of our respective states had a strong mutual interest in harmonious bilateral economic relations. our economies have become interdependent. according to the u.s. department of commerce data, china is the third largest u.s. export market, second largest export market for u.s. agricultural products, and has been our fastest growing market for a decade with u.s. exports and growing by more than 450% since 2000. u.s. exporters have lost market share to competing nations during the same period according to the american chamber of

commerce of shanghai. while the u.s. population maintains its position as the top consumer of the world's goods and services, a growing chinese class of consumers that offers u.s. export is exciting trade and investment opportunity has come about. likewise, the u.s. states and territories stand ready to encourage and facilitate business investment in this country. u.s. affiliate's of foreign companies employee 5.6 million people in 2010, supporting an annual payroll of $408.5 billion, with an average salary per u.s. employee of about $73,000, which is 33% higher than the average compensation level for domestic based company's. through ongoing dialogue and interaction, whether in the large venues like this for them or more intimate one-on-one discussions, we must strive to develop mutually beneficial

long-term relationships between the u.s. states and territories and chinese provinces through trade and investment opportunities. in the best of those opportunities should capture not only traditional business to business relationships, but also a travel, tourism and cultural exchanges. such opportunities and exchanges facilitate relationship building and trading and investment, which includes securing partners to help parties navigate transactions. strong bilateral relationships among the u.s. and chinese public and private sectors also helps us appreciate the riches we each bring and support a more predictable market environment where access to capital is strong, workforces are sealed and educated and regulatory and business practices are transparent. a predictable market environment includes debt, builds trust in our bilateral business

relationship that provides mutual benefits in today's globally independent interdependent economy. with that, madam li? >> [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: thank you for the remarks ms. gregoire. the chinese delegation is headed by [inaudible] and the major members include the governor of the province. the provinces are respectively located in the coastal areas of china, central china.

to enable the audience to have a better understanding of the four provinces, they have made strong fields about their own process, and for the first topic, trade and investment, governor gregoire has made an introduction about the topic. for this topic, the chinese speaker is the party secretary before his remarks, please watch a three minute short film on the province. >> located in the south of the

delta region is known for their rich cultural heritage of the river and the beautiful west lake. more than 30 years of rapid development have seen the journey evolved dramatically. it's now one of china's strongest and most economically diverse economies of manufacturing powerhouses. the zero much of their reputation to the private economy. today more than 6 million across china are doing business with 1.5 million businessmen realize in the entrepreneurial ambitions abroad. it's also a stand-up for its modern manufacturing, clothing and textiles are enjoyed worldwide. today the province is high-tech manufacturing, new energy and maritime and logistics industries are the newest

engines of economic growth. it is famous for its commodity market. it's the world's largest international market place while ali baba is the world's largest online port. in 2010, the total market turnover reached 195.6 billion u.s. dollars. it is best known to some for its export-oriented economy and the total export and import market is currently over 250 billion u.s. dollars for the past two years the superport ranks in the top among the world's input volume. the development is owed to the debt and strength of the cultural tradition and creativity and intelligence of the people that lie behind and shine through and here culture and community life.

its charm is also a beautiful place to live, work and visit. deforestation is over 60%. the environment alone attract millions of international visitors every year. the vitality of zhejiang and its ongoing development is the consequence of the healthy investment and business environment here, the advanced market and financial system of zhejiang, the flourishing trade, the modern infrastructure and the services of the province. zhejiang, a living testament. >> [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: -- working hard

to provide balanced trade relations to close the investment relationship. governor gregoire, chair of nga, vice president li, governors of the united states, friends of the media, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. the chinese delegation has come to this salt lake city and we have stayed here for three days. in the past three days, we have experienced a friendship and cooperation and the hospitality by the state of utah and other states in the united states. the first time a u.s. governors forum come initiated by the leaders of the two countries are being held in salt lake city is

scheduled. first of all, please allow me to extend on behalf of the chinese delegation and the thanks to the agents for the hospitality and for my congratulations on your running of the forum. the of forum is one of the golden achievements of president hu jintao's visit to the united states last january and it is also another step forward and china and the united states of promoting the national cooperation and have representatives from the eastern coastal area of china and central and western china. we have a common aspiration that can use the opportunity to work together with our friends in the united states to promote greater progress in our core operating partnership between the two

countries. four of us will introduce you about our respective provinces. i'd like to take this opportunity to brief few on trade and investment in the province located in the western coast of pacific and southwestern coastal amiriyah of china. the land area takes up only 1.46% of the territory. it is mostly developed provinces we've the dynamic and export oriented economy. we have contributed to more than 7% of china's's economic growth every year in 2010. our exports amount to 280.5 u.s. billion dollars taking up 11.5% of the china's mainland expert total. that means of all the experts meet in china, one-tenth comes

from georgian province. in terms of the business six exchange i can describe it as a the u.s. largest export is also the third largest importer. over the past years china joining the deputy, the trade waves in the united states have increased by 6.9 times the increase of 21.4%. the u.s. is also important for the investment. 23 of the top 500 are making enterprises investing and they have become the major profit makers of the company from the

cooperation and established an amnesty in 1994. in 2010 the market turnover exceeded 380 million u.s. dollars. in july, 2010, it opened a new plant and is estimated by 2017 its output will reach 1.48 u.s. billion dollars and the joint enterprises have also made investments in the united states. the u.s. has become the host of the most outbound investment by april, 2011. georgann has established a total of 410 enterprises and institutions in the united states taking up 16 print 401% of our enterprises investing

abroad for one american corporation which is close to chicago has the most successful chinese enterprises investing in the united states. it has 28 subsidiaries in the united states employing more than 5,000 people and the market turnover exceeded 2 billion u.s. dollars. these companies and the staff wages and achievements the four runner's demonstrators and beneficiaries of those exchanges with the united states. they represent the business in the united states and demonstrates the achievements made in the first market economic growth in china and the interconnection between the two economies of china and the united states and also fully demonstrate the need of the two countries to recognize the quote

rated partnership based on mutual respect and mutual benefits. and the agreement between president hu jintao and president obama believe the achievements will have a reason to believe as we work together to view cooperative and comprehensive china u.s. relationships in the 21st century the business exchange and investment cooperation with the u.s. would increase a prospect of free fall development of a larger scale. in may of 2011 we have the first between china and the united states and find a comprehensive framework agreement on the balanced growth and economic cooperation between china and the united states and we have been a new milestone in the economic cooperation. in recent years they've promoted a traditional what vintage and pay more attention to developing transformation of economic

growth. we pay more attention to developing maritime economy, bilateral industry to advanced manufacturing and energy conservation and protection and new energy and e-business. more and more enterprises are looking to merge investments and building overseas production base to leave the groundwork for further multinational if allotment. as we listed the economic units in the country's cause a road in promoting china's u.s. business exchanges and cooperation. we are ready to know the u.s. stays for the business change and investment cooperation. whether they wished to step up the fallen hero first. let's work together to expand over trade and promoting more balanced china u.s. trade

relations. in this forum we will have four topics. important topics through exchanges we have reached consensus, but what matters most here is about implementation, and one of them is to promote china and u.s. trade cooperation. the external trade has been seeking opportunities and the development in the global industrial relocation and the restructuring to share opportunities and achieve a win-win cooperation is the ultimate goal. frankly speaking, now we have the balancing ameritrade in the united states but will take a holistic approach to promote further liberalization of trade and investment to link the restrictions and to promote more balanced development of trade at the national level for the

benefit of people in the country's. second, worked together to create more open and so investment environment. this of national governments of the countries should work within our respective legal system to provide national treatment to the enterprises and make our investment more transparent and predictable and create a level playing the ground favorable to the development. now we have already established the national level economic cooperation is in russia, thailand and vietnam. we have already set up 4,654 enterprises and trade institutions in more than 130 countries in the region. more than 1.5 million jordan knees are doing business abroad. we hope that we can have such

similar cooperation with of the united states. to our pleasure, yesterday the relevant states and the enterprises signed the two inter-governmental cooperated of documents and six projects for the sister cities and signed another number of cooperated projects. it's estimated a total of 40 projects and 4.2 billion u.s. dollars. this will be a golden outcome of our visit. let's work together to further substantial u.s. and china partnership in terms of new energy industry, high-speed roads, smart grid and education china and the united states have

common interests and great potential of cooperation. our national government should work together to innovate our cooperative partners and left levels of cooperation to further substantiate our cooperative partnerships. fourth, let's work together to set up a broader reach of our friendship between the two peoples. economic exchange and cooperation is based on mutual trust and friendship between the peoples. to expand, our trade and investment cooperation is not only aimed at creating wealth and making a profit, it's also about enhancing friendship between the two peoples and promoting dialogue among the cultures. i believe it's more important than anything else.

i have strived at one point over and again on many occasions we should have direct links in terms of logistics, information and transportation between the two regions, and most important that we should have these direct links between the hearts of people. with these links, we can become over any difficulties and solve problems. we should use the opportunity to strengthen trade and investment cooperation to promote people to people exchanges especially exchanges between the youth to win more public support for the growth of china and u.s. relations. governors, colleagues, friends, the u.s. has a saying that

[inaudible] we should see these valuable opportunities. now we have these opportunities for development. we have this hope for development and we have this blueprint of development. we have the customs of development. let's work together for the china u.s. said national trade and investment corporation. ..

>> again for your presentation. we'll now move on to energy and -- from the united states, governor fortuno from puerto rico will make the presentation. >> thank you. it's really a pressure be able to address this topic. first of all, ambassador, secretary, federal chinese and american governors, indeed, if we want our economies to grow, energy is a major issue that we all have to address. it is important in our lives, the lives of our people in both countries and key on the agenda of both countries our countries

have the latest economies in the world. we both have economic and environmental interests developing cleaner and cheaper energy resources. each of us are extremely dependent on fossil fuels. one-half of u.s. electricities is powered by coal. chinese realize for three fourthth of coal. in addition of coal rely on coal in other countries. in 2009, china became the second largest net oil importer in the world. the united states is the largest. each of our countries and many of our states and provinces have taken positive steps to diversify energy resources in order to strengthen and grow our respective economies. that is true certainly in the case of puerto rico in which i know is the case of all of my

fellow governors we're implementing comprehensive energy reform to replace excessive dependence on fossil fuels. in our case, in oil with cleaner, cheaper and safer alternatives, including natural gas, solar, and wind energy. the need for energy diversification especially in the case of violence like hawaii and the u.s. territories. in this case of puerto rico we rely on 65% relies on oil and that's also unsustainable. and hawaii and the u.s. territories are not connected to the national energy grid, which complicates matters even further requiring redundancy in our energy production. producing energy from imported oil is very expensive and the price is unstable. individual states our respective economies, it affects consumers

and businesses alike. and it's a drag on the progress of our economic recovery. thus, energy reform is a key component to a long-term economic growth in both of our countries. in the case of puerto rico, we have implemented comprehensive energy policies which focus on renewable energy generation and natural gas. in 2010, we passed legislation setting up renewable portfolio standards about half of the states have done so far. in our case, 15% of our energy we produce by renewable resources by 2020. we also created a green energy fund in which they are calling best in small and medium scale efficiency to jumpstart these markets and create jobs. in addition, we're tackling our reliance on oil head on buy diverse clean fossil coal and in

our diversification strategy is building a natural gas pipeline to allow us to convert existing power plants to cleaner, cheaper natural gas. actually, that will also allow us to lower by about two-thirds emissions into the environment and our consumers will save about a billion dollars a year. we're also interested in developing a market for electric vehicles and i actually have signed an m.o.u. to incentivize the use of zero-emission vehicles and to create the infrastructure necessary to move this initiative forward. at the federal level on the u.s. side, we have enacted a renewable fossil fuels standard in 2005 which requires 7.5 billion gallons of renewable fuel be blended into the nation's gasoline supply by 2012. just three years ago we

increased that amount of 36 million gallons by 2022. in march, 2011, china issued a five-year plan which proposed to generate 11.4% of its electricity from nonfossil sources. while there is not a u.s. nation-wide renewable electricity standard, 27 states, puerto rico and colombia have enacted r.e.s. and four states have enacted alternatives or clean energy standards. working together our countries are making great strides to diversify our energy supplies through a joint $150 million investment, china and the u.s. are collaborating on clean energy research with the development of clean coal technology at the university of west virginia. clean vehicles at the university of michigan and building

efficiency at the national laboratory. initially, we are working together on electric vehicle demonstration projects in los angeles and shanghai to share data and consumer preferences and jointly developing standards for charging battery testing. three years ago our countries established the 10-year framework to facilitate the exchange of information and best practices in six key areas, electricity, water, air, transportation and with conservation and energy efficiency. the framework includes equal partnerships between chinese and american cities. that includes denver, colorado, with four more companies partnering with the chinese cities in focusing on implementation of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

as governors, we look forward to continuing these partnerships and forging new alliances between our states, our provinces to enhance both of our country's economic and energy security. thank you very much. >> thank you, governor fortuno. [applause] [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: a second topic will be on the development and the cooperation in new energy. just now governor fortuno gave us is very comprehensive briefing on the new energy situation in the state. both china and the united states are biggest energy consumers and producers. the countries are highly complementary of energy and enjoy broad projects for cooperation. shanghai is a province rich in

energy resources. now let's watch a video on shanghai province. ♪ >> shanghai province is located of the world. they have their until as in shanghai. shanghai place a crucial and irreplaceable role in protecting china's environment and water supply. ♪ >> based on shanghai's rich resources, shanghai province has undertaken to work on the area of green development and energy production. the largest ecological protection project in china's history has been carried out over the last six years which is significantly controlled the ecological deterioration in the

three rivers region. rivers once dried up for many years now appears to be glittering once again and spreading out like stars in the sky. ♪ >> in western shanghai province, the ground of the basin has one of the highest densities of multiple mineral resources in all of china. the largest economic waste experimental recycling zone in china is also located here opening up yet another avenue for green development for shanghai province. the development of hydropower, solar, and wind energy in shanghai stands in the front range of china's green development. it accounts for 83% of the total amount in china. new energy material energy is developing rapidly and in the near future shanghai will become china's low carbon and clean energy base.

shanghai's original cultures in multiethic and environment cultivates specialty green products such as handmade tibetan wool carpet and it's surpassing all other areas of china. shanghai can burst forthwith prosperity while sharing the opportunities and achievements of green development, these are the changes shanghai is making for the sustainability of the world. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: i believe all of are impressed by the shanghai presence. now may i invite the governor to make a presentation. >> good evening. [inaudible] [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: your excellency,

ambassador, governors from the united states, friends from the media, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. it gives me great pleasure to come to the beautiful salt lake city to join the governors from china and the united states and discuss with your topics related to development and the cooperation. the financial crisis broke out three years ago. it's still exerting an impact on the world economy. although shanghai is located in the far western part of china and is high on the title it had a crisis. yet, crisis entails new opportunity. in history, each economic crisis gave birth to new industries and

the revolution in science and technology. green economy and the low carbon technology are leading the trend in this new realm. since the outbreak of the crisis, the whole world is thinking about what development model we should choose. and how we should respond to the global climate challenge. shanghai is looking for a way to correctly seize this new trend of green development bring out its resource potential and to change its way of economic development. it may not be known to people but qingai is important for china and the whole world. it has a strategic implication

to protecting the safety of the ecoenvironment and tackling climate change. it is our historic responsibility and a strategic choice to pursue green economy, follow a path of low carbon development and contribute to sustainability and the well-being of billions of people. we have put our commitment to action. and found an effective way to achieve green development by developing the circular economy. we have set up economic pilot zones on an area of 300,000 square kilometers. it is the largest such pilot

zone in china approved by the chinese government. in the next five years, we will focus our efforts on building industrial change of renewable energy, salt lake chemical engineering, oil and gas recycling, the comprehensive utilization of coal, and a biosector with chattel features. all of these will help us form an industrial framework for circular economy with reasonable structure, unique advantages, intensive use of resources and complete links. our objective is to build the biggest industrial base for circle

circler technology and this, of course, means strenuous efforts on our part. just know the governor shared with us his insights in new energy, and new energy is a topic i'm going to talk about. it's undying support for green economy in shanghai. in china shanghai is well equipped to developing a new energy sector. and shanghai has the best sunlight, land resources, power grid and photovoltaic conditions

in establishing the pb sector in china. it is one of the best areas to develop the pb sector. in the moment the network generates the 50 megawatts. the figure will rapidly rise to 200 megawatts and is expected to reach 2,000 megawatts in five years and 10,000 megawatts by 2020. in the western city of shanghai, a sudden city is emerging as an important power generation phase of solar power in china. on wind power, shanghai ranks the third in china in its total resources. its capacity can stand well above 12,000 megawatts. it restored capacity of 100

megawatts is in 5 years and 500 megawatts will be completed and to reach 2,500 megawatts by 2010. shanghai is rich in carbonates of high quality. there is about 21 hidden tons of recoverable chloride accounting for 90% of such resources in china and one-third in the world. at the moment, we're using advanced technology to extract it from the salt lake and form the bases for industrialization. all these provide us with key support to developing to new energy, new material and a new energy vehicle. the hidden potential of the

circular economy and the for my energy sector in shanghai has development and cooperation opportunities for us all. we're seeking cooperation and support to address the lack of technology, talented people and family. we're working with china academy of sciences to build energy solar research and a demonstration base coordinated with to develop pb projects. together with state of utah we set up a science innovation and the strategic alliance in industrial technology innovation. i also want to tell you that given our preparations, over the past two days, our institutions of higher learnings, and

companies of research institutes have signed eight agreements with their counterparts from the united states involving 18 projects. and most of the projects are located in the state of utah. of course, the path of cooperation is broad and open. we'll welcome more strategic cooperation particularly american companies with advanced technology high. we're preparing for a seminar on the development of pv industry in august. here i wish to extend a very warm invitation to all fans who have an interest in this sector. we have noticed that in recent years the u.s. government has put energy reform high and has

introduced a new energy plan which has attracted wide attention. china also attaches great importance to the energy sector and it works hard to build a modern energy system that is secure, stable, economical and clean. before i came to the states, i took an interview with low carbon every day, which is a program of shanghai provisional tv stations and i learned from them that the family of an american architect from california has lived in a self-designed solar powered house for five years. beautiful sunshine and comfortable life have given them much happiness. that is much desired by many. it tells us that new energy is not only a plan pursued by the government but expectation of the people. it is the common choice by all.

let us draw in hand to develop green energy and let the bright sunshine light up every corner of the world so that together we will create more opportunities for our common home, the earth, to enjoy green development and further generations after us to live in a better environment. i believe this is the common pursuit of us all. thank you all. [applause] >> thank you, governor. and thank you as well to introducing us to your province and with that our third topic is that of the environment. and i'm going to call on governor branstad from the great state of iowa to lead the discussion. governor? >> thank you. thank you, governor gregoire,

and thank you to the chinese ambassador, the party general secretary, provincial governors, madam li, all for joining us for this special participation in this forum today. both the united states and china enjoy a strong trading partnership in agriculture products with china, and that's being the united states second largest exporting market. economic development growth and stability for our rural areas is important to both countries and key american exports to china include corn, soybeans, cotton, barley, bulk wood products. we value products as safe and reliable foods. in addition, agriculture-related machinery and value-added manufactured products compose an important part of the trade relationship that we have and china exports to the united states value-added products, fish, vegetables and we're very

appreciative of this very important partnership we have in trade. i've set a goal of increasing significantly exports from our state and i know the president has a goal of over the next five years increasing american exports by 100%. i recognize that both of our countries can benefit from trade and we should actively support international engagement. fast-moving advances in agriculture-related technologies are increasing crop yields in allowing the development of new opportunities in biosciences and many u.s. governors like their chinese counterparts are seeking ways to further energy development in agriculture and rural communities are key beneficiaries of this. thankfully, technology advances allow for the production of biofuels and safe and reliable food. per acre productivity increases allow for efficient production

of traditional biofuels in cellulosic ethanol provides additional opportunities for the future. i understand that china is very interested in the development of biofuels. and in the second quarter of this fiscal year there were six initial public offerings for chinese biofuel companies. we need to remain in biofuels coming up to reduce this dependency on oil and imports. in addition, both of our countries have growing energy and energy security needs. my state, the state of iowa has recognized that. wind energy is very important to our rural communities as well as being a renewable low cost energy source, iowa currently has the second largest number of installed capacity for wind generation in the united states. we're second only to texas but texas is a much bigger state.

i understand there's been tremendous growth in china alone. i think party secretary in your province, when you showed the film, it showed some of those wind turbines so we see that's also something that's exciting changes taking place in your country. if you fly across the state of iowa, you'll see a lot of those as well. with china and the united states combining to use 40% of the world's energy and being overly dependent and reliant on imports of fuel needs, biofuels and wind energy are mutually important and beneficial areas for cooperation between our two countries and we look forward to additional cooperation. i'm very interested in working with chinese leaders to further advance biofuels and wind energy and harness those technologies

to produce low cost energy that is also environmentally beneficial for both of our countries and for our economies. by working together, we can help improve the standard of living for people that live on the land in rural communities. and we have also overcome the challenges in addition to that. we've also had our individual challenges with natural disasters. disasters that often impact people that live in rural communities. floodwaters have caused widespread damage in both the united states and china. however, both countries can continue to work together to build more resilient communities and avoid some of these disasters if the future. i encourage continued partnership through a variety of avenues including sister states. we established our first sister state, on my first visit to

china in 1984 with a province with the governor, and i have fond memories of that trip. we came from beijing by rail and were met with a band and they presented my wife with a bouquet of flowers and the friendship has existed ever since. we've had many, many wonderful exchanges over the years. and our lieutenant governor just visited the province just in june along with other locations in china. of course, in 1984, i was a young governor. and i sought to develop cultural and economic partnerships. i continue to be excited about the progress that's been made. the dramatic change in improvements in the lifestyle for the people in china that's occurred since that time. american governors continue to explore opportunities to promote and we are very appreciative of

the opportunities to sell our soybeans and corn in your marketplace. it's made a big difference to the farmers in our state and the partnership to companies like pioneer hybrid international with you in developing corn varieties that meet the needs of china, in the chinese farmers and agriculturalists. i look forward to working with my fellow american governors and with you, the chinese provincial governors, and the chinese leaders to find additional avenues for partnership. thank you very much. [applause] [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: my topic is environmental protection and cooperation. just now governor branstad from iowa will have made an excellent speech. the chinese government has

attached great importance to environmental protection. it's located in southwestern china for traditions on first watch. ♪ >> after 60 years, a pilot recognized at first sight a farmer. a site where his plane crashed through all those years they have never forgotten each other. >> i won't forget. >> it was the end of the group and the starting point of still well road. both of which served as a lifeline for allied forces

during the second world war. in the time of antiquity, there was the vietnam railway and now it has modern multimodel networks linking china to southeastern areas. as if by car the heavenly sculpture it instruct the way. several asia's magnificent rivers pass through the area. complex geographic conditions and diversified climate makes it one of the richest places for flora and fauna on the planet. it's a living human of human wonder. it has the greatest number of ethnic people groups in china. 26 ethnic peoples have coexisted in harmony for numerous generations creating a splendid

history and culture featuring balance of relationships among different peoples and among people and nature. ♪ >> ecological balance takes priority and environment protection comes first as an important ecological screen for people both in china and southeastern asian countries. they try to be a leading province in china striking balance between environmental protection and economic development. as its name in chinese denotes is where colorful clouds appear. modern each year meets time honored tradition, innovational drive meets primoney orderal yearning for exploration. colorful uunanimous, -- unan welcome back you. [applause]

[speaking in native tongue] >> translator: well, having watched the film i believe you will fall in love with this place. i would like to announce the governor to make some remarks. governo governor, the special representative. ladies and gentlemen, dear friends. just now we have heard the exciting speech made by the governor of iowa. the stage has made good use of the local resources to promote environmental protection. you are an experienced governor in the united states. i had the opportunity to sit beside you and your wife during

dinner last night. you left me with a deep impression of your outstanding leadership and an excellent wife. in 1933, a book was a big hit in the world. it was written by james hilden, a british writer. it's called "the last horizon." he described an external place called shangrola. since then, it has represented

things that are beautiful and eternal. in 19997, a group consisting of geologists, cultural scientists and tourists discovered through studies that it's located in yunnan province in china. this has once again aroused attention -- attract attention of the world as representative of yunnan province, i'm privileged to take part in this forum. and to follow up the speech made by governor of iowa. i'd like to take this opportunity to explore with you the common challenges facing mankind. the sound ecosystem has

contributed to the magical attraction of the beautiful region of yunnan. in now ways they found the tradition in yunnan, we have worked with a grateful heart and a sense of responsibility to protect the environment. in recent years, in particular, we have stepped up our efforts in environmental protection. first, we have launched to raise awareness to our people about environmental protection and participation in this effort. second, in northwest and southwest in yunnan in the area, we have introduced an action plan to protect diversity. that means we attacked one-third of species and one-tenth of world species.

thus, we have introduced key programs to protect lakes and river systems. and restored the river systems to their natural state. fourth, we have worked hard on the sewage treatment plants. after 2012 in all other areas, we have treatment and garbage disposal facilities. third, in energy and resources conservation, the energy consumption per unit of gdp, the emission of cod and so2 has reduced by a large margin five years ago. we have achieved the goals set by the people of yunnan ahead of schedule. six, we have building the

forestry of yunnan and carry out forestan campaign to increase the forest coverage from 53% to 60%. we are clearly aware all these actions of great significant to yunnan, to china, and to the world at large. it means less material comfort we will stick to the important course. global warming and overconsumption of resources has sounded alarm to the growth pattern of the world. we should pay more attention to environmental protection and ecosystem development and take more concrete measures to protect the harmony of nature. i'd like to make the proposals

as following, reviewed the relationship between man/nature. modern industrialization has further estranged us from nature. we pay less and less attention to nature. actually, the nature is so profound that knowledge of men is very limited. we should get more closer to nature and hold nature in awe and promote harmony between man and nature. second, we should make sound environments an important force for development. we should intergrate economic growth and make environment --

turn environment into productive force and have brand names and networks in grain economy for the benefit of people who have work to protect our environment. third, we should change our lifesty lifestyle and waste has made us taken too much from nature. this has posed grave threat to the ecoenvironment. an important link in the effort to protect environment is to lead an economical and simple life. we should save every drop of water save electricity, oil and paper. we should develop the culture of conservation and our environment-friendly lifestyle. fourth, we should improve the environmental protection and

this is of common differentiated responsibilities, we should set up the global environment protection system. and coordinate our efforts in this area. a developing country should have more support and assistance from the developed ones in the process of environmental protection. thank you. [applause] >> governor, i want to thank you for your comments. thank you for introducing this to yunnan province, its history, culture and beauty. thank you for your expression of your environment, our mutual commitment to environmental protection. we look forward to working with you. now our last area that is very important to all of us and that is education. on behalf of the governors of the united states, we have

governor jay nixon who is chair of our education committee from the great state of missouri. >> thank you. it is certainly an honor and pleasure to join with everyone in this historic occasion as we move forward to accelerate the relationships on many levels with our neighbors. and growing friends. as leaders know, educated citizens represent the backbone of a strong and prosperous economy. in the united states, our fundamental objective is to ensure that all of our students receive a world class education, graduate from high school. and a prepared for college and careers. the primary responsibility for education in the united states rests with governors and states. each year states spend approximately $425 billion on

elementary, secondary and higher education, which constitutes the largest category of state expenditures. total u.s. spending on education comprises 5.5% of gdp. collectively through the national governors association, governors have embarked on two recent groundbreaking initiatives. first, 43 states and territories have adopted state-developed common education standards, that define what our elementary and secondary school students are expected to learn. we're setting the bar high for the future generations. these standards focus on the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success now and in the future. second, governor gregoire is

working on college completion and productivity in her leadership having significant affects in the states across the united states. governors also recognize that as our two countries' economies become more interdependent then exchanges of knowledge, culture and students between our countries will be a vital component in our collective success in the modern global economy. as we know, our relationship isn't just about exchanges between leaders in our governments like the ones we have today. it is also about relationships between our business leaders and our scientists, our educators, and particularly our young people. today, the highest number of exchange students in the united states are from china. and more americans are now studying in china than in any other foreign country. these exchanges are critical. the more our people learn to

cooperate and collaborate, the more that china and the united states will have the cultural understanding and language skills to underpin effective diplomacy and foreign policy that will able us to find solutions to many global challenges. in my state, international students rose 18% in 2010. that's six times the national average increase. and china is our number 1 country in exchange students between the two countries. we thank you for your judgment and we are expected to grow bilaterally in that growing enterprise. to this end, the united states and china are cooperating closely to achieve the goals of the initiative agreed to by president obama and president hu to increase dramatically the

number, the diversity of the competition, the students studying in china, as a means to enhance our people to people ties between our two nations. by reaching across borders, across the world, we can share knowledge and research, generate promising and growing partnerships and leverage the power of innovation to create jobs and expand opportunity not just us in this growing and changing and growing economy. thank you for joining us today. [applause] ..

♪ located in east china the third largest river in the world in the area of 140,000 square kilometers and a population of 58 million. there's beautiful mountains and rivers and a rich culture. the mountain in the south of the province is a natural park.

the river basin in the north of the province has enclosed china for over 2,000 years. ♪ [inaudible] the demonstration for relocation is becoming important in china's economy. the province has rich education and science resources with strong innovation capability and has over 100 institutions of higher learning and more than 2,000 scientific [inaudible]

new flat panel display, electronics and other industries are developing fast. [inaudible] ♪ 18 american companies among the top 100 opening up ♪ [applause] >> [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: now let's

invite the governor to make his presentation. honorable governor gregoire ambassador, governors, ladies and gentlemen, friends. education concerns the destiny of the nation to the young people are the hope of the nation and the future of the world. i can see that education and the youth exchange have always been a lively topic of the national governors' association and here i wish to thank the forum for giving me this very good opportunity to discuss with you this topic on the young people and education. anhui is located on the eastern part of china and covers an area of 140,000 square kilometers and it is a part of the most dynamic

river delta economic development zones and among more than 40 provinces in china, anhui is one of the most dynamic provinces. the economy has been growing about 10% for ten consecutive years. president obama assist education is the economic issue of our time. education has played an important role in our economy for development. we have 12 million students in school, more than 2,000 institutions of higher learning. looking ahead into the future, i can feel a very heavy task on my shoulder. education not only concerns the destiny of the country but also concerns the people. our goal is to ensure equal opportunity to education for all

of our children and to build a lifelong learning tradition in china. anhui is the first province to make compulsory education universal, an issue that all students from all rural and urban areas have equal opportunities to education and anhui is pushing forward for education to reasonably allocate resources and education to give equal access to education to all of our kids. ladies and gentlemen, education must be in open and inclusive process and we need to reinforce each other in a great interaction. about 100 years ago young people

can't the united states becoming the new form of the chinese exchange. in the new era with the globalization and education where we are interconnected education has become one of the pillars that we turn to institutions of higher learning and exchange activities with the universities from maryland and ohio. it has more than ten universities such as harvard and yale and exchanges with a number of american universities. quite a number of young people from harvard and yale are studying the chinese language and culture and anhui come and

some young people and american teachers teaching schools and universities in the anhui. all of these pre-isn't very good future cooperation and we have every reason to believe that the cooperative partnership in the two countries, the education cooperation between the two countries holds even greater promise. we would like to work with you to create an even brighter future. i would expect the following. one is we will deepen the cooperation of higher learning to make such corroboration and engine and the relationship we need to expand the exchanges between the teachers and the students and cultivate more talented people in certain professions and we need to create equal opportunities for young people and the 100,000 strong initiatives as being

implemented will work harder to encourage more american citizens to come to study anhui can provide them with scholarships. second, i think innovation cooperation should become an important part of our educational cooperation. we need to seek the return of innovation and ha technology and we've always taken innovation as our priority. we will strengthen cooperation in the u.n. and new material, new energy vehicles based on the protection we are ready to strengthen cooperation with the united states. in terms of research we expect to expand cooperation with the united states in setting up a research center and the

governments of the sub national level need to play a very active role in educational exchanges we need to take the lead to form new platforms for educational cooperation and the exchange of young people and work for new steps and bigger steps and our governors can be very important players in this process. ladies and gentlemen, education helps us to better understand each other. we hope more american students and teachers will come to china to export live culture and the civilization to read as i conclude my remarks, i wish to sincerely wish the forum full success and also wish to say to you were very cultural heritage. it is the geographical heart am the lead to a -- garden.

it is a well-known place and there is a welcoming tree that welcomes all the guests coming to the mountain. it has defined tasks and it tells the whole world that the chinese people are real ready to embrace the world and ready to welcome all friends from afar and we welcome you. [applause] >> governor, thank you for introducing us to anhui province. thank you for your commitment to the education of our children in both countries. that is our future. president hu jintao came to visit the state of washington. as a result of his visit, we started to devotee to the language of the culture of china

as one of the most popular schools in washington state. so thank you. thank you to my fellow governors and mr. secretary, governors of china, thank you each for your presentations. we are out of time, but i don't want to take away from the opportunity. so, madame li and i have agreed to limit the questions to two. we are sorry. if we can keep the questions short or the answers short and the questions shorter, meaning no more than two to three minutes, because we would like to have the opportunity to have the question, so i will ask first if a u.s. governor has a question they would like to pose to mr. secretary or one of the governors, our hosts from the great state of utah, governor herbert. >> thank you. it's been very enjoyable and i think informative for all of us

to hear the comments in the presentations. my question is free simply this: we talk about we want to have better relationships with each other to foster economic opportunity, and i just want to ask the question what is the obstacle that you see or the challenges in the way of this accomplishment? >> mr. secretary? governor, you have raised a very good question. actually the exchanges between us are based on a very broad basis. many examples were given by the previous speakers and we tell you these exchanges and th